Feb 28, 2014

Tea Party Republican to challenge Jeanne Poppe

With the local GOP Convention less than a week away, Republican Dennis Schminke spoke to more than 30 people at Piggy Blues BBQ Thursday afternoon to formally announce he will challenge Rep. Jeanne Poppe, DFL-Austin, for her seat in District 27B this November.

What does Schminke see as the role of government? Preservation of rights? Public safety? Nope, the retired Hormel Foods Corporation accountant thinks it's helping out businesses:

The state has some very legitimate roles,” he said. “The state has to do the right things to put a legal and economic framework in place that helps people establish businesses.”

Read the whole thing at the Albert Lea Tribune. One thing that he doesn't mention, nor the Tribune bring up in recounting his five years on involvement in the Mower County Republican Party is his role in organizing Tea Party events.

Photo: As deputy Mower County Republican chair, Dennis Schminke had to kiss this calfwhen the Republicans lost the duel for most dollars donated by GOP and DFL for the Fed Feed Families program - a charitable food bank program. Via Facebook.